The 23rd of February – is a symbol of heroism, fortitude and devotion to the Motherland

The leadership of the republic, representatives of state authorities honored today on Defender of the Fatherland Day the memory of the heroes who at various times defended their Motherland with their courage. Flower-laying ceremony was held at the Eternal Flame and the monuments to the fallen defenders at the Memorial of Glory in Tiraspol.

“If we talk about our Motherland, about Pridnestrovie, then in different eras people died here for independence, for freedom - and during the time of the Russian Empire, when Pridnestrovie was an outpost of the southern borders of Russia, whether it was the Second World War, when the fascist adversary was expelled from here, whether it was 1990-1992 years when the Pridnestrovian people fought against Moldovan nationalism and aggression. There were defenders in different eras. The defenders died, gave their lives for freedom and independence of course. Naturally, we honor the memory of our heroes. If we talk about the holiday in general, it is difficult to find a city in the post-Soviet space where there are no Memorials of memory and glory, where wars of different eras are not buried”, said the PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky.

Chairman of the Supreme Council Alexander Korshunov addressed the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, the defenders of Pridnestrovie, soldiers-internationalists, servicemen and veterans of the Armed Forces on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day.

The Speaker of the Parliament emphasized that the defenders of different eras and generations serve as a worthy example of true patriotism, a role model for the young generation of our republic.

Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council Galina Antyufeeva took part in today's flower-laying ceremony.

The Memorial of Glory in Tiraspol has been keeping the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War for half a century. Monuments were erected here in memory of the soldiers who performed their international duty, about the participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the names of the defenders of Pridnestrovie were immortalized.

The deputy recalled that during the Soviet era, February 23 was considered the Day of the Soviet Army and Navy. Then the holiday was called – Defender of the Fatherland Day, but its meaning does not change: this is the day of those who defended their homeland, defends and will defend, Igor Buga noted.

The parliamentarian noted that there are defenders who fought and did not return from the Great Patriotic war in every Soviet family. Grigory Dyachenko recalls today the feat of Soviet heroes and keeps the memory of his grandfathers who participated in the war. They rose to defend their Fatherland and defended the world in which we live, the deputy of the Supreme Council emphasized.